BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

BBC Radio 3

Through the Night

Continuous broadcast of concert music and opera, recorded from locations throughout Europe

Through the Night; Through the Night

Through the Night: Through the Night

15/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Through the Night, Through the Night

Jonathan Swain concludes the programme with music by Matusic, Wagner, Parac, Bach, Scarlatti, Lisinski, Dutsch, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and Ravel.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

Breakfast

Radio 3's breakfast show, waking the UK up with the finest classical music in the best performances

Breakfast: 15/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Breakfast, 15/05/2008

Including music by Ravel, Vivaldi, Saint-Saens, Korngold, Bach and Mozart.

Including Ravel: Alborado del gracioso. Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D (Il grosso Mogul). Saint-Saens: Bachanalian Dance (Samson and Delilah). Korngold: Scherzo (Sinfonietta).

Including:

Ravel: Alborado del gracioso
SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sergiu Celibidache (conductor)

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in D, RV 208 (Il grosso Mogul)
Concerto Amsterdam
Jaap Schroder (violin/director)

Saint-Saens: Bachanalian Dance (Samson and Delilah)
Empire Brass

Korngold: Scherzo (Sinfonietta, Op 5)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Matthias Bamert (conductor)

Bach, arr. Rummel: Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen, BWV 127
Jonathan Plowright (piano)

Mozart: Symphony No 30 in D, K202
Dresden Staatskapelle
Colin Davis (conductor).

Rob Cowan

Music includes:
7.00-8.30:

Ravel Alborado del Gracioso - SWR Stuttgart RSO, conductor Sergiu Celibidache

Vivaldi Violin Concerto in D, RV208 (Il Grosso Mogul) - Concerto Amsterdam, director Jaap Schroder (violin)

Saint-Saens Bachanalian Dance (Samson and Delilah) - Empire Brass

8.30-10.00:

Korngold Scherzo (Sinfonietta) - BBC Philharmonic, conductor Matthias Bamert

Bach, arr Rummel Die Seele ruht in Jesu Handen (Cantata No 127) - Jonathan Plowright (piano)

Mozart Symphony No 30 in D, K202 - Dresden Staatskapelle, conductor Colin Davis

Classical Collection

Programme presenting a sequence of great music in classic recordings

Classical Collection: 15/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Classical Collection, 15/05/2008

James Jolly introduces works by Schumann, Busoni, Schreker, Strauss, Borodin and Bruckner.

Includes Schumann: Kinderszenen. Busoni: Die Brautwahl (Act 2, Sc 10). Schreker: Der ferne Klang (Act 1). Strauss: Es gibt ein Reich (Ariadne auf Naxos). Borodin: Quartet No 2 in D.

With James Jolly.

Including:

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op 15
Rudolf Firkusny (piano)
EMI 5660682

Busoni: Die Brautwahl (Act 2, Sc 10)
Carola Hohn (soprano)
Vinson Cole (tenor)
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)
TELDEC 3984252502 (2 CDs)

Schreker: Der ferne Klang (Act 1 - In einem Lande ein bleicher Konig)
Thomas Hampson (baritone)
Munich Radio Orchestra
Fabio Luisi (conductor)
EMI 5552332

Strauss: Es gibt ein Reich (Ariadne auf Naxos)
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Rudolf Kempe (conductor)
EMI 764159 (2 CDs)

Borodin: Quartet No 2 in D
Pro Arte Quartet
ANDANTE 699487297029 (2 CDs)

Bruckner: 	Symphony No 1 in C minor
Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
Gunter Wand (conductor)
EMI 7477422.

With James Jolly. 
Schumann Kinderszenen , Op 15 Rudolf Firkusny (piano) 
10.18 Busoni Die Brautwahl (excerpt) Carola Ho hn (soprano: Albertine), Vinson Cole (tenor: Edmund), Staatskapelle Berlin, conductor Daniel Barenboim 
10.24 Schreker In einem Lande ein bleicher Konig (Der ferne Klang) Thomas Hampson (baritone), 
Munich Radio Orchestra, conductor Fabio Luisi 
10.29 Strauss Esgibt ein Reich (Ariadne auf Naxos) Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Dresden 
Staatskapelle, conductor Rudolf Kempe 
10.35 Borodin String Quartet No 2 in D Pro Arte Quartet 
11.05 Bruckner Symphony No 1 in C minor Cologne RSO, conductor Gunter Wand

Composer of the Week

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Fryderyk Chopin

Composer of the Week: Fryderyk Chopin: Episode 4: George Sand and Nohant

Episode 4

Episode 4: George Sand and Nohant

Fryderyk Chopin

George Sand and Nohant

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Fryderyk Chopin, George Sand and Nohant

The story of the relationship between Chopin and the writer George Sand.

Chopin and the writer George Sand were together for nine years and spent all but one of their summers at her country house at Nohant.

Donald Macleod introduces music and stories from the life of Fryderyk Chopin

Composer of the Week: Chopin

4/5. George Sand and Nohant. Chopin and the writer George Sands. With Donald Macleod. Impromptu No 2 in Fsharp, Op 36 Peter Frankl (piano) 
Cello Sonata in G minor, Op 65 Mstislav Rostropovich , Martha Argerich (piano) 
Ballade No4 4 in F minor, Op 52 Alexander Uninsky (piano) Repeated at 8.45pm

Afternoon Concert

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon on 3

Afternoon Concert: 15/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, 15/05/2008

The Lunchtime Concert includes Debussy's Premiere rapsodie and Beethoven's Archduke Trio.

Lunchtime Concert: Mozart's Adagio and Fugue in C minor, Debussy's Premiere rapsodie and Beethoven's Archduke Trio. Plus a performance of Debussy's Pelleas et Melisande.

Presented by Louise Fryer.

Including Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert:

Highlights from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, including contributions from pianist Yuja Wang.

Mozart: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, KV 546
Orion String Quartet

Debussy: Premiere rapsodie
Chen Halevy (clarinet)
Yuja Wang (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Trio in B Flat, Op 97 (Archduke)
Cho Liang Lin (violin)
Ralph Kirshbaum (cello)
Cecile Licad (piano)

Plus a complete performance of Debussy's only opera, Pelleas et Melisande, from the Champs-Elysees Theatre in Paris.

Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande
Magdalena Kozena (mezzo-soprano)
Jean-Francois Lapointe (baritone)
Laurent Naouri (baritone)
Gregory Reinhardt (bass)
Marie-Nicole Lemieux (mezzo-soprano)
Amel Brahim-Djelloul (soprano)
French National Orchestra
Bernard Haitink (conductor).

Afternoon on 3 With Louise Fryer.

Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert 
Further highlights from the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, with Kerry Frumkin and pianist Yuja Wang. Mozart Adagio and Fugue in C minor, KV546 Orion Quartet 
Debussy Premiere 
Rapsodie Chen Halevi (clarinet), Yuja Wang (piano) 
Beethoven Piano Trio in B flat, Op 97 (Archduke) Cho Liang Lin (violin), Ralph Kirshbaum (cello), Cecile Licad (piano) 
2.00 Jansons and Friends 
A complete performance of Debussy's only opera given at the Champs-Elysees Theatre in Paris. Debussy Pelleas et Melisande  
French National Orchestra, conductor Bernard Haitink Producer David Gallagher

In Tune

Live music and interviews from the world's finest classical musicians.

Radio 3's drivetime show brings you incredible live music and interviews from the world's finest classical, jazz, folk and world musicians.

Radio 3's drivetime show brings you incredible live music and interviews from the world's finest classical, jazz, folk and world musicians. If it's happening in the world of music, you'll hear it first on In Tune.

In Tune: 15/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - In Tune, 15/05/2008

With a tour of the newly-restored St Martin-in-the Fields, plus Neville Marriner.

Sean Rafferty presents music and guests from the arts world. With a tour of the newly restored St Martin in the Fields, and Neville Marriner on music associated with the church.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Nicholas Holtam, vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, takes Sean on a guided tour of the church, whose restoration was completed in 2008, and Neville Marriner talks about music-making associated with it.

Plus Croation pianist Dejan Lazic playing live in the studio.

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music, with guests and a round-up of news from the arts world.

Performance on 3

Performance on 3 has been replaced by Radio 3 Live in Concert.

Performance on 3: 15/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Performance on 3, 15/05/2008

The Ulster Orchestra perform works by Haydn, Prokofiev, Borodin and Shostakovich.

Ian Skelly introduces a concert given by the Ulster Orchestra under Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen. Haydn: Symphony No 96. Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3. Shostakovich: Symphony No 9.

Ian Skelly introduces a concert given by the Ulster Orchestra featuring predominantly Russian music, with a conductor who is one of the many young talents to come from Finland. The programme includes the virtuosic Piano Concerto No 3 by Prokofiev, while the final work demonstrates the lighter side of Shostakovich as a symphonist.

Haydn: Symphony No 96 (Miracle)
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 3
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
Shostakovich: Symphony No 9

Alex Kobrin (piano)
The Ulster Orchestra
Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen (conductor).

Presented by Ian Skelly. The Ulster Orchestra give a concert of predominantly Russian music, with a conductor who is one of the many young talents to come from Finland. Alex Kobrin (piano), Ulster Orchestra, conductor Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen Haydn Symphony No 96 in D (Miracle) Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 
Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia Shostakovich Symphony No 9

Night Waves

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Over 350 editions available in the archive.

Radio 3’s flagship arts programme until 2013. Search the extensive archive for interviews, debates and reviews. Go to Free Thinking for the new home of arts and ideas on Radio 3.

Night Waves: 15/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Night Waves, 15/05/2008

With international lawyer Philippe Sands on his new book Torture Team.

With Rana Mitter. QC Phillipe Sands talks about what went wrong at Guantanamo Bay and Rupert Cornwell remembers American civil rights campaigner Mildred Loving.

With Rana Mitter.

QC Phillipe Sands talks about what went wrong at Guantanamo Bay. Rupert Cornwell remembers American civil rights campaigner Mildred Loving.

Plus a review of a new production of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, reflections on the enduring power of CIA conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Bobby Kennedy and Jatinder Verma discussing a major new exhibition of classic Indian epic the Ramayana at the British Library.

Rana Mitter talks to international lawyer Philippe Sands about his new book Torture Team, in which he questions the role of the lawyer. Producer Fiona McLean

Artist Focus

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist

Programme focussing on the work of a specific artist.

This programme is no longer broadcast.  The details have been left here for information.

Artist Focus: 15/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Artist Focus, 15/05/2008

Featuring Organist Gillian Weir, who performs Liszt's St Francis of Paola.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Featuring organist Gillian Weir, who performs Liszt's St Francis of Paola walking on the waves in a recording from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

Presented by Petroc Trelawny. Featuring organist Gillian Weir, who performs Liszt's St Francis of Paola walking on the waves, arranged by Lionel Rogg, in a recording from the Royal Albert Hall, London.

The final programme featuring Gillian Weir , including Liszt's St Francis of Paola Walkingon the Waves, arranged by Lionel Rogg , recorded at the Royal Albert Hall , London. Presented by Petroc Trelawny .

The Essay

Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: A Beep Heard Around the World

The Essay: A Beep Heard Around the World: Episode 4

A Beep Heard Around the World

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, A Beep Heard Around the World, Episode 4Close menu

Monica Grady, space scientist at the Open University, discusses how Sputnik gave her a job

Monica Grady, professor of planetary and space science at the Open University, discusses how Sputnik gave her a job and what it meant to the rest of the world.

...World. Four personal essays marking the 50th anniversary in 2007 of Sputnik's launch

Four personal essays marking the 50th anniversary in 2007 of Sputnik's launch, in October 1957, which began the space race

A Beep Heard around The World 
4/4. In the last of four personal accounts, 
Monica Grady , professor of planetary and space science at the Open University, discusses how Sputnik gave her a job and what it meant to the rest of the world.

Late Junction

Journeys in music, ancient to future. The home for adventurous listeners

Late Junction: 15/05/2008

BBC Radio 3 - Late Junction, 15/05/2008

With a Bob Brozman and Woody Mann guitar duel and Jordi Savall playing the medieval fiddle

Verity Sharp's musical mix includes Bob Brozman and Woody Mann duelling on the guitar, Jordi Savall playing the medieval fiddle and mountain music from Kyrgyzstan.

Mountain music from Kyrgyzstan and a guitar duel between Bob Brozman and Woody Mann. Plus medieval fiddle music from Jordi Savall. Presented by Verity Sharp.

16/05/2008

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Vivaldi, Bach, Economopoulou, Korngold, Copland

Jonathan Swain introduces music, including Vivaldi, Bach, Economopoulou, Michaelides, Korngold, Copland, Dvorak, Debussy, Duparc, Roussel, Poulenc, Bach, Ravel, Mozart and Holst.

With Jonathan Swain.

Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins in A minor, Op 3 No 8
Vladislav Ivanov and Yaroslav Tokarev (violins)
Bach: Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043
Economopoulou, arr. Vicky Stylianou: I am the Lord and Master (Koinonikos); Lord, Thy Word is Magnificent (St Andrew - The First Apostle Called); Word Unbuilt and Governor (Koinonikos)
Michaelides: The Prayer of the Humble
Drositis: Little Mass for two voices
Theodorakis: What I want
Korngold: Violin Concerto in D, Op 35
Copland: El Salon Mexico
Dvorak: Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World)
Debussy: Sonata in D minor for cello and piano
Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Vie anterieure
Roussel: Bacchus et Arianne Suite No 2, Op 43
J Strauss Jr, arr. Berg: Wein, Weib und Gesang
Wolf-Ferrari: Two orchestral intermezzi (Il Gioielli della Madonna, Op 4)
Buffardin: Concerto a 5 in E minor for flute and strings
Poulenc: Les Biches
Picchi: Ballo alla Polacca; Ballon Ongaro; Ballo ditto il Pichi (Intavolatura di balli d'arpicordo novamente corrette and ristampe)
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D minor, D875 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2)
Ravel: Cinq melodies populaires grecques
Mozart: Divertimento No 1 in E flat, K113
Chopin: Barcarolle, Op 60
Gibbons: The Silver Swan; Fantasia X in A minor
Holst: Beni Mora
JC Bach: Quintet in F, Op 11 No 3
Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op 28
Haydn: Trio Sonata in E flat, H XV 29
Debussy: Iberia (Images, No 2).

With Jonathan Swain. Vivaldi Concerto in A minor for two violins, RV5221.13 Bach Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV10431.28 Economopoulou, arr 
Vicky Stylianou I Am the Lord and Master (Koinonikos); Lord, Thy Word Is Magnificent (St Andrew - The First Apostle Called); Word Unbuilt; Governor (Koinonikos) 
1.39 Michaelides The Prayer of the Humble 1.46 Drositis Little Mass for two voices 1.55 Theodorakis What I Want 
1.58 Korngold Violin Concerto in D 2.23 Copland El 
Salon Mexico 2.35 Dvorak Symphony No 9 in E minor (From the New World) 3.18 Debussy Cello Sonata 
3.30 Duparc L'lnvitation au Voyage; La Vie Antérieure 
3.40 Roussel Suite No 2: Bacchus et Arianne, Op 43 
3.59 J Strauss (son), arr Berq Wein, Weib und Gesang 
4.10 Wolf-Ferrari Two orchestral intermezzi (II Gioielli della Madonna, Op 4) 4.20 Buffardin Concerto a 5 in E minor for flute and strings 4.32 Poulenc Suite: Les 
Biches 4.53 Picchi Ballo alia Polacca; Ballon Ongaro; Ballo ditto il Pichi (Intavolaturna di balli d'arpicordo novamente corrette e ristampe) 5.00 Bach Prelude and Fugue in  D minor (Well-Tempered Klavier, Book 2) 5.03 Ravel Cinq Melodies Populaires Grecques 5.12 Mozart Divertimento in E flat, K113 5.27 Chopin Barcarolle in F sharp, Op 60 
5.35 Gibbons The Silver Swan; Fantasia X in A minor 
5.40 Hoist BeniMora, Op29 No 15.56 JC Bach Quintet in  Op 11 No 3 6.06 Strauss Till Eulenspiegel 6.20 Haydn Piano TrioinEflat, HXV296.37 Debussy Iberia

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Through the Night

Through the Night

Genres

Brand

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Appears in

About this data

About this data